Grassland Surveys and monitoring

There is an urgent need to monitor the wildlife value of grasslands and assess how they can be managed effectively. Grasslands are a priority habitat due to their fragility within succession - if left unmanaged they will quickly disappear. If they are not managed properly they will change their characteristics and the biodiversity on a site will decline very quickly.

It has been recognised that certain species indicate floristic diversity whilst others indicate a positive or negative effect of management and these key species could be used to monitor the condition of important sites.

Grasslands can be found in a variety of different sites, from churchyards to special roadside verges to gardens and grazing pasture, and the site will influence what species you are likely to see, and how the site needs to be managed. if you are interested in finding out more about these often overlooked habitats, pleasecontact us for details.

Current Surveys

Join the Essex Wildlife Trust Survey Team

Essex Wildlife Trust runs a number of surveys and training courses throughout the year. We are looking for volunteers to become part of our survey team and help us with our Living Landscape surveys. If you would like to find out more about our surveys, or to book a training course please contact us. For survey forms and other important information please see our online Survey Toolkit.

For details of upcoming courses please see our events page or contact us on 01621 862960.